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The Audacity of Tenure
It turns out that the “change agent” running for president has yet another colorful associate the media seldom ask him about.
Drug Companies’ Elusive Profits
What is the incentive to develop new drugs? What should it be?
Schooled In Disaster
In the recent Senate Hearing, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs attempted to establish whether the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina were effectively implemented when Hurricane Gustav and Ike hit this past summer.
Democracy in Latin America
Several regional experts took part in an event at the American Enterprise Institute recently to discuss Latin America’s future challenges in establishing democratic institutions.
Photo Ops in Politics
One author implies that the way photo ops in politics are conveyed in news today is just a hair shy of becoming another pop-culture.
The Audacity of Jihad
In 2082 the western world will be governed by Sharia law. Author Brigitte Gabriel explains why she thinks that it will.
It’s the Energy Stupid!
Last week, energy discussions shifted increasingly towards both further conservation and production.
Professors Against the Bailout
Academia may have finally gotten one right.
Raising Transgender Awareness
Transgender students at Yale are concerned that the school is not focusing enough time and energy into providing “gender-neutral housing.”
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No Free Speech Problems on America’s College Campuses, Some Democratic Congress Members Disagree
In a hearing on free speech on college campuses, Democrats dismissed the idea that free speech is under fire at liberal academic institutions like colleges and universities: The subcommittee’s Democratic members, however, refused even to…
University of Tennessee Students Interrupt Basketball Game, then Surround Congressman’s Car
The thing is, the university’s diversity office (yes, there is such a thing at the Univeristy of Tennessee-Knoxville) doesn’t even receive federal funding, which was why the protesters were upset in the first place: “Who…
Less than 20 Students Push Seattle Pacific University to Adopt Microaggression Reporting System
Well, another one bites the dust and bows to social justice activists: Seattle Pacific University’s administration folded to many of the demands of the SPU Justice Coalition – apparently composed of fewer than 20 students…
Gay Marriage on the Rocks
Outside of academia, even gay marriage supporters are dubious about the Supreme Court’s legal logic in legalizing it. “When I read Justice Kennedy’s decision, I wanted to embroider it on a pillow but wondered if…
Young Americans for Freedom Group Called ‘KKK’ by Critics
Oh, that’s not fair at all, plus it’s very inaccurate. After protesters’ efforts at thwarting conservative speaker Ben Shapiro from delivering a talk last week were unsuccessful, campus progressives have turned their attention to the…
Mandatory Diversity Training for GWU Student Association after Funding Dispute
It reads like a soap opera, doesn’t it? The executive cabinet of the George Washington University Student Association will have to go through “diversity training” due to a squabble over funding for a guest lecturer….
Did the Feds Mess Up the 2008 Recession?
That was the question on the minds of several economists at a panel discussion held at the Cato Institute recently. Daniel L. Thornton, former vice president and economic adviser for the Federal Reserve Bank of…
Canadian University Imposes Quotas on Self-Identifying Applicants
From the College Fix: Criticism of diversity quotas is coming from an odd place: an editor of a Canadian newsweekly. The University of Manitoba is set to institute a quota system that reserves 45 percent of…
66% of Yale College Students Agree Free Speech is Threatened on Campuses
Well, how about that result? A majority of students who attended a debate on free speech at Yale University Tuesday left convinced that First Amendment rights are threatened on college campuses, especially their own. According…
College Students: The American Dream is Free Stuff!
No wonder college students are on the ‘Feel the Bern’ Bernie Sanders train. Photo by aj.hanson1
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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